Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (Closures) Direction No. 4 2013 (Cth)

DIRECTION NOT TO ENGAGE IN FISHING

Fisheries Management Act 1991

Subsection 41A(2)

SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SCALEFISH AND SHARK FISHERY (Closures) DIRECTION No. 4 2013

I, NICK RAYNS, A/g Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, as delegate under delegation No. 1 of 2011 made on 28^th January 2011 from the Commission, make the following Direction under subsection 41A(2) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

Dated:    1 February 2013

Nick Rayns

A/g Chief Executive Officer

Australian Fisheries Management Authority

Citation

1. This Direction may be cited as the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (Closures) Direction No. 4 2013.

Commencement

1. This Direction commences on 15 February 2013.

Cessation

3.This Direction ceases as if it was revoked on 1 December 2018 unless earlier revoked.

Interpretation

1. Terms used in this Direction that are defined for the purposes of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery Management Plan 2003 (the Plan) have the same meanings in this Direction as they have in the Plan.

All geographic coordinates contained within the schedules attached to this document are in terms of the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94).

Unless otherwise stated, the lines between coordinates are geodesics.

Notes:             1.    Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this Direction.

To whom this Direction applies

1. This Direction applies to a holder of a fishing concession in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery and to a person acting on behalf of the holder.

Direction not to engage in fishing

1. Fishing is not to be engaged in in the following area of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery as prescribed in Schedule 1.

SCHEDULE 1

Flinders Research Zone Closure

The area of the Flinders Research Zone Closure is that part of the AFZ contained within and bounded by a line commencing at the point of latitude 39° 26' 11.4" south, longitude 148° 43' 22.2" east (point 1); Then generally southerly along the geodesics sequentially connecting the following points:

2	39° 27' 44.4" south	148° 44' 34.2" east
3	39° 34' 43.8" south	148° 46' 43.2" east
4	39° 38' 59.4" south	148° 42' 8.4" east
5	39° 42' 13.8" south	148° 47' 2.4" east
6	39° 45' 16.8" south	148° 47' 37.2" east
7	39° 48' 28.8" south	148° 46' 7.8" east
8	39° 51' 0.6" south	148° 48' 26.4" east
9	39° 54' 36.6" south	148° 47' 52.2" east
10	39° 56' 12" south	148° 49' 29.4" east
11	40° 11' 22.2" south	148° 52' 16.8" east
12	40° 14' 4.8" south	148° 50' 50.4" east
13	40° 16' 51" south	148° 52' 51" east
14	40° 23' 25.8" south	148° 51' 17.4" east
15	40° 21' 58.8" south	148° 56' 21" east

then generally easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 40˚ 19’ 9.6” south, longitude 148˚ 55’ 10.8“ east (point 16); Then generally northerly along the geodesics sequentially connecting the following points:

17	40° 16' 34.8" south	148° 56' 31.2" east
18	40° 06' 52.2" south	148° 57' 1.2" east
19	40° 03' 52.2" south	148° 58' 41.4" east
20	39° 54' 42" south	148° 56' 43.2" east
21	39° 47' 40.2" south	148° 54' 6.6" east
22	39° 45' 37.8" south	148° 54' 17.4" east
23	39° 43' 9.6" south	148° 53' 45" east
24	39° 42' 19.2" south	148° 53' 8.4" east
25	39° 37' 40.8" south	148° 52' 21.6" east
26	39° 36' 40.8" south	148° 53' 3.6" east
27	39° 29' 10.8" south	148° 51' 58.2" east
28	39° 28' 45" south	148° 50' 48.6" east
29	39° 27' 43.8" south	148° 51' 27.6" east
30	39° 25' 58.8" south	148° 50' 56.4" east
31	39° 26' 00" south	148° 43' 24.6" east

then generally westerly along the geodesic to the point of commencement.